3. Redemption of property. At any time before a sale under this section, the occupant may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and redeem the occupant's personal property. Notwithstanding subsection 1, at any time before a sale under this section, a 3rd party may provide adequate proof of ownership and redeem the 3rd party's personal property.

Sec. 8. 10 MRSA §1375, sub-§5, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 62, is amended to read:

B. Hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to the occupant or any other recorded lienholders. If the property belonged to a 3rd party, the operator must hold any balance for delivery on demand to that 3rd party.

Sec. 9. 10 MRSA §1375, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 62, is amended to read:

B. Other lienholders or 3rd parties.

Sec. 10. 10 MRSA §1375, sub-§8, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 62, is amended to read:

B. To other lienholders shall be or 3rd parties is limited to the net proceeds received from the sale of any personal property covered by that other lien or belonging to a 3rd party.

SUMMARY

This bill makes the following changes to the Maine Self- service Storage Act.

1. It requires a person placing items in storage to specify whether some of the items are owned by another person.

2. It exempts from the lien currently given to an operator of a self-service storage facility those items that have been identified as belonging to a 3rd party if it can be proven that the items belonged to the 3rd party prior to being placed in storage and during the time the items were in storage. In order to get this exemption, the following requirements must be met:

A. The occupant must specify the name of the 3rd party;